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A First Nation community in Canada is using a data center to preserve its heritage
Kelvin Chan, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:57 p.m.
For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, a Canadian Indigenous community is using a data center to help preserve its heritage.
Lawmakers question head of MIDA over controversial Box Elder County data center proposal
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 21 - 6:03 p.m.
Utah lawmakers questioned the head of MIDA about the controversial Box Elder County data center project the state entity has helped promote.
Residents cited after physical altercation over data center discussion in Utah County meeting
VideoKSL Staff | Posted Oct. 21 - 5:54 p.m.
A tense meeting in Utah County over a change in data center plan policy ended in an altercation between protesters and law enforcement.
Stratos Project water application reveals new details on massive data center
Garna Mejia, KSL | Posted Oct. 17 - 5:48 p.m.
A newly filed water permit application for the proposed Stratos Project is providing the most detailed look yet at the planned data center development in Box Elder County.
Another Utahn sues Kevin O'Leary, Fox News over defamation claims
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted Oct. 15 - 5:23 p.m.
Another Utahn is suing Kevin O'Leary and the Fox News Network over defamation claims after the businessman claimed several opponents of his Box Elder County data center project were agents for China.
Water permit application for Stratos data center expected to be filed 'shortly'
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Oct. 14 - 10:02 p.m.
The KSL Investigators are tracking progress on the Stratos Data Center Project approved in Box Elder County.
How rural Utah became the front line of America's AI data center backlash
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 12 - 10:01 a.m.
Mona residents are challenging a planned mega data center, reflecting growing backlash that has influenced local elections and calls for stronger regulations.
In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump's calls for the industry to police itself on safety
Associated Press and | Posted Oct. 11 - 3:31 p.m.
Tech Week is in full bloom in San Francisco, packing the city's restaurants this week with venture capitalists and AI founders ebullient about the White House's stance on regulating artificial intelligence.
Tooele County Planning Commission votes to table draft of data center ordinance
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Oct. 8 - 4:43 p.m.
After more than an hour of discussion, questions and public comments, the Tooele County Planning Commission voted unanimously to table the current draft of the Tooele County Land Use Ordinance 2026-100 on Wednesday.
Physicist raises alarm over proposed massive nuclear power project
Mike Anderson, KSL | Posted Oct. 7 - 6:32 a.m.
A professor of physics says regulators may need to consider changes in their approach when it comes to approving large-scale data center and energy-production projects.
Utah State team launches data center initiative, initial survey shows most oppose them
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 3 - 3:32 p.m.
A team of Utah State academics launched an initiative to broaden understanding about data centers. A survey they led shows most in Utah oppose such facilities.
Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts
Associated Press and | Posted Oct. 2 - 1:42 p.m.
Amazon is investing more than $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers as it reacts to a growing backlash to rollout of the massive buildings.
'Data Center Revolt' tour stops in Brigham City, stressing importance of public involvement
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 1 - 9:11 a.m.
Participants in the nationwide Data Center Revolt tour stopped in Utah, stressing the importance of public involvement in data center planning and AI expansion.
Senate unveils bipartisan deal tackling energy and data centers — but wind and solar questions remain
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 1 - 8:18 a.m.
A bipartisan group of senators released the permitting reform deal aimed at expediting the approval of certain projects and lowering energy costs, reviving hope that a national framework could be approved.
Box Elder County data center plans quietly edging ahead though debate has died down
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 1 - 6:21 a.m.
The controversial Box Elder County data center plans, at the center of three lawsuits, are quietly edging ahead though the loud debate on the issue has died down.
Senate blocks bill to address data center costs
Reuters and | Posted Sept. 30 - 12:26 p.m.
The Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure.
'Get informed': Participants in data center discussion stress importance of involvement on issue
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Sept. 29 - 10:03 a.m.
As more data center proposals emerge in Utah, participants in a panel discussion on the issue stressed the importance among the public of getting involved.
Energy Department will spend $2B to squeeze more electricity from the aging power grid
Associated Press and | Posted Sept. 25 - 6:33 a.m.
The Energy Department said that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid.
Spanish Fork City Council approves changes to city code for data centers
KSL | Posted Sept. 23 - 2:09 p.m.
A proposed data center in Spanish Fork has a path to move forward now that the City Council voted to approve changes to city code.
Eagle Mountain rezoning for possible data center draws little opposition
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted Sept. 23 - 7:21 a.m.
While proposed data centers have sparked heated debates in communities across Utah and the country, a public hearing in Eagle Mountain drew little public interest Tuesday night.
Mona residents file appeal seeking to overturn approval of data center project
Daniella Rivera, KSL | Posted Sept. 16 - 9:58 a.m.
A group of Mona residents has filed an appeal asking Juab County commissioners to reverse approval of a large data center project they say was approved without meaningful public awareness or input.
Meta announces data center expansion, new community investments in Eagle Mountain
Raegan Edelman, KSL | Posted Sept. 15 - 8:07 a.m.
Meta has announced a massive expansion of its data center in Eagle Mountain, and the city said it fully supports the plan.
The size of 20 Costcos: Can Utah residents drive a data center out of their backyard?
Leah Bowers, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 13 - 8:28 p.m.
The small, quiet town of Mona, in Juab County, is known for being antidevelopment — or at least it was, until a massive data center was approved for the county.
Mona residents question approval process for proposed $10B data center
Madi Vollmer, KSL | Posted Sept. 8 - 1:37 p.m.
Mona residents are asking Juab County leaders for more transparency and a public hearing over a proposed $10 billion data center project they say was approved without adequate public input.
